ShyWriter Posted December 8, 2012 ID:621234 Share Posted December 8, 2012 . Behold ATLAS, the fastest computer of 50 years agoBritain's first supercomputer remembered on its birthdayBy Neil McAllister in San Francisco 8th December 2012 01:47 GMT Think today's computing industry moves fast? Try that of decades past. Moore's Law predicts that processor power will double every couple of years or so, but on December 7, 1962, the scientific computing power of the entire UK is said to have doubled in a single day.That was the day they switched on the original Ferranti Atlas, the UK's first supercomputer – and for a time one of the fastest machines in the world – which celebrates its 50th birthday on Friday. Read the complete article at: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/12/08/ferranti_atlas_50th_birthday/Steve Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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